I Am Number Four (2011)

Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers:

Alfred Gough (screenplay), Miles Millar (screenplay)

Stars:

Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Pettyfer	...	John
Timothy Olyphant	...	Henri
Teresa Palmer	...	Number 6
Dianna Agron	...	Sarah
Callan McAuliffe	...	Sam
Kevin Durand	...	Mogadorian Commander
Jake Abel	...	Mark
Jeff Hochendoner	...	Sheriff James
Patrick Sebes	...	Kevin
Greg Townley	...	Number 3
Reuben Langdon	...	Number 3's Guardian
Emily Wickersham	...	Nicole
Molly McGinnis	...	Receptionist
Brian Howe	...	Frank
Andy Owen	...	Bret (as Andrew Owen)

Storyline

Extraordinary teen John Smith (Pettyfer) is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri (Olyphant), John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events - his first love (Agron), powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.

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Plot Keywords:

based on young adult novel | death | high school student | good versus evil | internet | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

While it is known that Number Three and Number Four are male, while Number Six is female, the genders of Number One and Two are never revealed. However, in the books, Number One is female and so is Number Two.

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Goofs

Regardless of whatever superhuman powers he has, simple physics tells us that a thrown rock will have the most force and therefore be moving the fastest at the moment it leaves John's hand, rather than still be accelerating so that it breaks the sound barrier a few hundred feet up. It could only be accelerating if it was fitted with some kind of engine.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Drew: [to Daniel] You know, showboating like that just make you look desperate.
Kern: Yeah, "Look at me. I can flip my ski."
[scoffs]
Kern: Pathetic.

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Crazy Credits

Clouds blow over the DreamWorks SKG logo which then reveals a shot from space

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: X-Men: First Class (2011)

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Soundtracks

Tighten Up
Written by Dan Auerbach & Patrick J. Carney (as Patrick Carney)
Performed by The Black Keys
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Good Show

I was thinking this would be filler for a dull afternoon. Indeed it was but I was also surprised to find I really enjoyed it. We also had the pleasure of watching it on iMax so that makes just about anything a little better. If you want to enjoy the evening then go see this one. You'll see some good acting and decent new actors. Give it a chance and I think this might be the next good "series" of movies you'll like. I say series because they left this one wide open to find numbers 5, and 7-9. I can easily see a whole trilogy or more just waiting for this one to make enough money to get it going. Although without some decent advertising they aren't going to get that... :(

Details

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Country:

USA India

Language:

English French

Release Date:

18 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Am Number Four: The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

1200 2nd Street, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,449,893, 20 February 2011

Gross USA:

$55,100,437

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$149,878,437

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks, Reliance Big Entertainment, Bay Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1